Top 10 Best Non-UFC Fighters Ever

With the UFC now the undeniable mega-power in the world of MMA, absorbing smaller organizations and fighters left, right and center, what better time to take a look back at some of the great fighters over the years that rejected the UFC’s bright lights, or that have yet to make the leap. [Note: This is a list of the best non-UFC fighters past, present & potentially future, that have NEVER fought in the UFC before]

Prepare to disagree, here’s my Top 10!

10. Gegard Mousasi (32-3)

A veteran of the sport at the young age of 27, and approaching his prime years, the Strikeforce light heavyweight contender makes this list thanks to his amazing 15-fight win streak between 2006 and 2009. After dominating almost every middleweight fighter not under the Zuffa banner, Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight, where he lost to “King Mo” for the Strikeforce light heavyweight title, after beating Babalu, Sokodjou and Gary Goodridge. Mousasi has recently said he is UFC-bound however, calling for a fight with “Shogun” Rua. Great off his back with a vicious stand-up game, Mousasi is one of the most exciting fighters in the sport today.

Great list. Could not agree more. It’s a good thing we’ll see some of these guys in the UFC soon. I just wish Fedor’s management wasn’t so greedy, that way we could’ve seen him fight in the UFC. Still bothers me to hear Dana White disrespect him over and over again.

who cares!!! It slike asking who is the best Formula 1 driver to never have driven in Formula 1. You need to be up against the best under that kind of pressure otherwise its just opinions (yours, mine their’s… who cares).

I know that not everyone thinks Fedor was a great fighter, but let me explain why I feel that Fedor is one of the best ever.

Look at the names of fighters he’s defeated: Heath Herring, Big Nog, Mirko Cro Cop, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman, Mark Hunt, and so on. During his time in Pride, he was defeating and sometimes dominating some of the best heavyweights the world had to offer (The UFC Heavyweight division was a joke in comparison at the time).

Fedor was also incredibly well-rounded and could find any way to win a fight. He didn’t just win in dominant fashion all the time. He showed his resilience by having some incredible comebacks at times. Anybody remember his comeback submission after Randleman’s scary slam? Case closed.

Melendez hides behind Strikeforce – he does have the confidence to move over especially after Shields took a NOSE, oh no one mention that train wreck! Melendez needs to just pray nothing happens to Strikeforce